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Descriptor English: Retinoscopy
Descriptor Spanish: Retinoscopía
Descriptor retinoscopia
Scope note: Determinación objetiva del estado refractivo del ojo (MIOPÍA, HIPERMETROPÍA, ASTIGMATISMO). Mediante el uso de un RETINOSCOPIO, se puede determinar el grado de corrección y el poder de las lentes que se precisan.
Descriptor Portuguese: Retinoscopia
Descriptor French: Rétinoscopie
Entry term(s): Retinoscopies
Shadow Test
Shadow Tests
Skiametries
Skiametry
Skiascopies
Skiascopy
Tree number(s): E01.370.380.560.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D042262
Scope note: An objective determination of the refractive state of the eye (NEARSIGHTEDNESS; FARSIGHTEDNESS; ASTIGMATISM). By using a RETINOSCOPE, the amount of correction and the power of lens needed can be determined.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Entry Combination: instrumentation:Retinoscopes
Previous Indexing: Refraction, Ocular (1966-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
Related: Refraction, Ocular MeSH
DeCS ID: 38337
Unique ID: D042262
NLM Classification: WW 300
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Retinoscopy - Preferred
Concept UI M0440754
Scope note An objective determination of the refractive state of the eye (NEARSIGHTEDNESS; FARSIGHTEDNESS; ASTIGMATISM). By using a RETINOSCOPE, the amount of correction and the power of lens needed can be determined.
Preferred term Retinoscopy
Entry term(s) Retinoscopies
Shadow Test
Shadow Tests
Skiametries
Skiametry
Skiascopies
Skiascopy



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